{"product_id":"persistence-of-vision-paperback-1","title":"Persistence of Vision - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJoseph McBride\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A buried treasure from the great era of auteurist cinephilia, this restored critical anthology has permanent importance. The section on Orson Welles alone is invaluable, and the essays on other Hollywood and European directors are uniformly informative, well-judged, and enjoyable. Welcome to a time capsule and a rediscovered classic.\"\u003cstrong\u003e - \u003c\/strong\u003eJames Naremore, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Magic World of Orson Welles\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePersistence of Vision, \u003c\/em\u003ea lively and eclectic collection of criticism first published by the Wisconsin Film Society Press in 1968, virtually vanished from view after its original limited release. But it was hailed by reviewer Ernest Callenbach, editor of \u003cem\u003eFilm Quarterly, \u003c\/em\u003e for its \"excellent and often iconoclastic articles and reviews, of both early and recent films; features 'a \u003cem\u003eCasablanca\u003c\/em\u003e dossier, ' several good pieces on Welles by the editor, and sometimes mordant re-examination of classics by Arthur Lennig and others.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEditor Joseph McBride, who like other contributors went on to become a major film scholar, rounded up contributions by members of the leading film society at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, and their mentors, including Andrew Sarris. McBride provides a new introduction situating \u003cem\u003ePersistence of Vision\u003c\/em\u003e in the context of the vibrant \"Madison film mafia\" scene and its role in helping found the nascent field of film studies. Essays on such filmmakers as Keaton, Stroheim, Dreyer, Griffith, Ford, Gance, Flaherty, Cocteau, Visconti, Hitchcock, and Shirley Clarke; stars such as Bogart, Fields, Karloff, Lugosi, and Poitier; and their works from throughout the range of film history into the late 1960s remain fresh and provocative today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 366\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.76 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 30, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53246450008371,"sku":"9798899760525","price":43.86,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/PW_lu0GB0L9798899760525.webp?v=1776286520","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/persistence-of-vision-paperback-1","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}